The Global Coworking Survey

FIRST RESULTS OF THE

2015-16

MILANO, NOVEMBER 11, 2015

2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 !*

7.800

3.400

1.13031075

NUMBER OF COWORKING SPACES WORLDWIDE

AS OF OCTOBER EACH YEAR

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 !*

510.000

295.000

151.000

81.00043.000

NUMBER OF MEMBERS WORLDWIDE

AS OF OCTOBER EACH YEAR

!* PROJECTION FOR 2015, BASED ON THE GLOBAL COWORKING SURVEY 2015-16 - REPORTED BY COWORKING SPACES

The Growth Of Coworking Spaces

the average coworking space

has around

30%more

members than two years ago

the biggest coworking spaces

by members (on average)

are located in

Asiathe

smallest ones in

Africa

the average coworking space

is now

32,8 months old

2013-14:

21,9 months

old

grown by roughly

+36% within the

last 12 months

51%

would leave their mobile phone always unattended without fear of theft.

Another 23% for several hours at least. (2013-14: 26%, 2011-12: 27%)

What members expect from other members (TOP 7)

of members think that (almost) all other members know their first name.

7% suppose that no-one knows. (2013-14: 7%, 2011-12: 4%)

67%

2013-14: 50% 2011-12: 57%

2013-14: 62% 2011-12: 61%Casual small talk

Sharing knowledge

Enjoying others' company

Brainstorming or sharing new ideas

Sharing opportunities for new jobs or projects

Sharing contacts

Quick help (to fix devices for instance) 50 %54 %55 %60 %

66 %68 %

75 %

2 %5 %21 %41 %29 %

Very Strongly Quite Strongly SomewhatNot Strongly Not at all N.A.

1 %6 %28 %30 %30 %

The Coworking Members & The Community

How strongly members feel they are a part of their current coworking community

2013/14

2015/16

The Coworking Members & How They Work

2013-142015-16 2011-12

Work sometimes outside of the

coworking space

84% YES

86% YES

90% YES

13% NO

9% NO 9%

NO

Where members mainly work

2015-16

5 %12 %

78 %

In an open workspaceIn a team officeIn an individual officeIn a coffee areaIn a meeting roomOther

3 %9 %

79 %

2013-14

11%

have an access with a limited number of days per month

24 hours access remains stable at 54%

7%

29%

work at an individual workplace, not at a group of desks

19%

56%

work on their own, not in teams

61%

2015-16 2013-14

73%

work at a coworking space three times a week or more often,

44% come every day

51%

2015-16 2013-14

How

8,382015-16 2013-14 2011-12

8,24 8,37

Coworking Spaces Rated By Their Members

Not planning to leave

A minimum of a year

A minimum of three months

Only this month or earlier

n.a. 1 %

3 %

12 %

18 %

67 % 60%

18%

14%

4%

4%

66%

18%

14%

1%

1%

How long members plan to remain in their current coworking space

The Coworking Members & Spaces

76%of the members chat very often (47%) or rather often (29%) with the hosts or managers of a coworking space, 11% rather seldom, very seldom or not at all

Top Motivations For Operators To Run A Coworking Space

I like the coworking movement

I like to improve the work life of

other people67%

67%

I like to be connected

with other people

29%

73%

Good opportunity

to find new clients

Other responses: Can afford a better office (infrastructure)

by sharing the office space: 20% Reducing the office rent: 15%

Good business to earn money: 15% Other: 10%

The Coworking Space Operators

The Majority Of Operators Still Undertake Other Jobs

5 %26 %

69 %

7 %20 %

73 %

5 %

30 %

65 %

Part-time operatorFull-time operatorOther

2015-16

2011-12

2013-14

How

2015-16

70% 73%

17% 15%

are open coworking spaces

reported by members operators

are curated coworking spaces

71%74% 71%

15% 15%

2013-14

too few too many

just right

27%

58%

14%

Too many or too few coworking spaces in your region?

What do you think, how profitable

are other coworking spaces in your region?

The Coworking Spaces

2015-16*

2 %

33 %

35 %

26 %

2 %

Very UnprofitableRather UnprofitableZeroRather ProfitableVery Profitablen.a.

2013-14

3 %

29 %

40 %

18 %5 %

2011-12

3 %

27 %

43 %

18 %7 %

*rating on a scale of 5 stars

The Coworking Spaces & And Where They Are Housed

82% of all coworking spaces lease a

location

12% of all leases will

expire within a year

54 months is the

average lease term

1 in 4 coworking spaces

have moved to a new location

at least once

of all locations had been vacant

for six months at least

before moving

in

5 years or younger6 to 20 years

21 to 50 years

51 to 100 yearsolder than 100 years

Don't know & n.a.8 % 15 % 23 % 30 %

6 %

19 %

20 %

27 %

17 %

11 %

5 %18 %24 %24 %19 %9 %

2015-162013-14

Age of building

Type of building

Commercial

Industrial

Residential

Other 11 %

17 %

18 %

51 %

12 %17 %20 %51 %

49%

(2013

-14: 4

6%)

The Coworking Spaces - Forecast 2016

8 %31 %35 %12 %27 %

Yes, with more desks and space in our current locationYes, we plan to move to a larger locationYes, we plan to move to another extra locationNoOther

2015-16 2013-14 2011-12

67 %59 %61 %

Yes (all expansions combined*)

2013-14

2011-12

8 %

8 %

29 %

33 %

36 %

35 %

9 %

8 %

29 %

21 %Expansion Plans For The Next Year

*Several expansion plans are counted once only as expansion per coworking space

Expectations Of Coworking Spaces For 2016 Strongly increasing & increasing vs. decreasing + strongly decreasing)

Members

Income

79% 2%

74% 2%

Sense of Community 74% 2%

No. of Events 61% 4%

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